Michael West compensation by year
Moodys Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $525,000 | $525,000 | $581,250 | $625,000 | $750,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $960,159 | $1,079,953 | $1,439,898 | $1,800,036 | $2,800,074 |
| Option awards | $240,001 | $270,004 | $359,994 | $449,967 | $700,031 |
| Non-equity incentive | $803,400 | $892,100 | $434,400 | $1,114,300 | $1,296,203 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $43,614 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $70,723 | $78,860 | $92,632 | $67,998 | $253,468 |
| Total | $2,642,896 | $2,845,916 | $2,908,173 | $4,057,301 | $5,799,776 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Moodys Corp DEF 14A filed March 4, 2026, accession 0001059556-26-000019, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 11,703 | $5,978,273 | — |
| PSU | 11,286 | $5,765,453 | — |
| RSU | 8,184 | $4,180,796 | — |
| RSU | 7,272 | $3,714,901 | — |
| RSU | 1,411 | $720,809 | — |
| RSU | 1,364 | $696,799 | — |
| RSU | 762 | $389,268 | — |
| RSU | 276 | $140,995 | — |
| Option | 1,070 | — | $325.99 |
| Option | 4,390 | — | $372.16 |
| Option | 2,377 | — | $295.33 |
| Option | 13,640 | — | $372.16 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Moodys Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 4, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Sale | — | 4,250 | $473.72 | 8,758.98 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Moodys discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary for cause | $375,000 | $0 | $13,406 | $428,406 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $4,000,000 | $17,065,435 | $53,626 | $21,119,060 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $2,000,000 | $0 | $26,813 | $2,066,813 |
| Retirement | $0 | $11,020,547 | $0 | $11,020,547 |
| Death | $0 | $12,414,146 | $0 | $12,414,146 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Moodys Corp's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Moodys’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Fauber | President and Chief Executive Officer | $18,082,565 |
| Michael West · this page | President of Moody's Ratings | $5,799,776 |
| Noémie Heuland | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $5,444,111 |
| Stephen Tulenko | Former President of Moody's Analytics | $5,420,280 |
| Richard Steele | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | $3,173,226 |
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